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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
2
Wood Savery Atlanta Town advertises Welch-Moore Shoe Co as a headquarters for Dr Scholl's Foot Comfort products with offers and pricing at 644 per cert. The ad promotes foot care items and directs readers to visit the store for relief and comfort.
Territory and Anita items note the deaths of Mrs Mary Higdon in Owensboro Ky and Thomas Stephenson, former Anita resident, in Dutch Flat Cal June 14. Higdon unable to attend funeral. Stephenson, aged 78, survived by wife daughter and son, with stepchildren and siblings. Funeral held at Dutch Flat M E church with I O O F burial.
City officials and residents appear in a string of brief notes. D J Bods, county supervisor, visited the city for business and social calls. Mrs Clyde McNeil left Cedar Street for Concordia to visit. O F Nord attends a vendors convention in Omaha. Lawyers Swan and Martin attend the Town Bar Association meeting in Town City. The Atlantic-Anita-Adair Concert Band plans a city park concert with a strong program. Mrs J T Marsh travels to Chicago for granddaughter’s graduation. V P Nelson and T H Whitney return from Des Moines after a state bankers meeting. H G Armentrout and Anita party attend a road meeting. editor W il ley hosts visitors from Lewis. Photographer Fr W Graham and wife plan a long auto trip westward through Canada. Prize winners at a clearance sale include Mrs Charles Birkesley and Mrs Mary Lloyd. Vivienne Minerman and an Exita Miss receive furniture. George Berry and daughter visit Omaha to see Georgia Berry after a mastoid operation. Mrs Virt Anderson’s brother is a patient there. Frank T Zuch returns from Des Moines to spend summer at home and later work at Atlantic National Bank. He plans to study at an eastern school next year.
A processing machine swiftly sorts scales beheads and cleans sardines at a rate described as nine lives per second. The system operates with precision and efficiency, transforming raw catch into cleaned ready to ship product.
Mrs. Ralph Timmons narrowly escaped serious injury when her car was struck by a North Western passenger train in Council Bluffs. Engineer F. P. Kennedy applied brakes, stopping the train as its wheels passed the car, leaving Timmons with severe bruises but alive.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a mystified financial or political situation with references to Canada and Japan, mentioning the Atlantic deepening. The readable fragment hints at confusion and possible geopolitical tension but lacks concrete details, dates, or named entities to establish a full news item.
Charles A Lindbergh arrived at Bolling Field after a Dayton flight and met with Commerce Department officials in Washington. He planned a 36 hour stay to confer with aviation experts, state department staff, and Canadian representatives before departing for New York. Thousands of girl clerks welcomed him at the capital.
In a department update, Warner and MacCrycken are identified as in charge of aviation within their respective bureaus. The navy and commerce spheres are cited with each official overseeing aviation duties, signaling ongoing administrative focus on air operations.
A fragmented market notice hints at a Want Ad concept from the News Telegraph. It mentions chicken, mad with and development, and an early fast living scheme tied to Chee, suggesting a quirky, implausible classified idea.
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